1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Yes, is this a great game or what? Host Tim Kirkton. 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: We've got half of the duo joining us right now 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: on FT as we get ready for the start of 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: the season. Tim, and it is great to have you 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: on here. We have a lot to get too. But first, 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: I think most importantly, we haven't had you on officially 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: since Is this a Great Game or What? Joined the 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: FT network. So welcome to the family. We love having 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: you on for guest spots, and now we are going 10 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: to see a lot more of you and your son Jeff. 11 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, and my son Jeff. 12 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 3: The other half is standing right here just in case 13 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 3: anything goes wrong with the technology. I drove up here 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 3: this morning from Maryland. Took three and a half hours. 15 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 3: I left my house at three forty five am so 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 3: I could get here in time to make sure nothing 17 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 3: went wrong with the first big taping of the year, 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 3: with opening day the real opening day on Thursday. This 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 3: is how I lived my life. I drive all the 20 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 3: world just so I can sit next to a magician 21 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 3: like Jeff in case the technology goes wrong, because I 22 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 3: have zero faith that I'll be able to figure this. 23 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: Out, and you get to do it with your son. 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: I mean that's pretty cool, right. Hey, the driving is 25 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: worth it when you get to go hang with family 26 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: and you call it. 27 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: Work, no doubt. 28 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 3: And he rebuilt the entire studio in here. It looks 29 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 3: absolutely great. My son is so talented at this boor 30 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 3: pop up is so bad at everything, and Jeffrey's so 31 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 3: good at all the things I'm bad at, which is 32 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 3: almost everything. 33 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: Well, we're going to get into the opening day episode 34 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: special that you guys have prepared, but first let's just 35 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: get over all thoughts on storylines and what you're excited 36 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: about heading into not just tonight, but the entire league 37 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: firing up officially. 38 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, the ABS system is going to be really interesting, 39 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 3: and I talked to a bunch of players and managers 40 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 3: this spring about it. 41 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: One manager told. 42 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 3: Me, I think it's going to be okay, but he 43 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 3: worried that the strategy for when you challenge is sometimes 44 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 3: going to be more important than the actual playing of 45 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 3: the game. 46 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: That worried me a little bit. 47 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 3: And another manager told me that the whole system is 48 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 3: really going to help the short guys in the league, 49 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 3: which means if I had made a comeback, I would hit. 50 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: Three forty this year. 51 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: He had a guy on his team who listed himself 52 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 3: as five to eleven instead of six feet tall, thinking 53 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 3: it might help him in the ABS system. Yet another 54 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: manager told me, no, they measure guys all the time. 55 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 3: You're not going to get away with fake in your 56 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 3: height or anything else. I think this is a work 57 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 3: in progress. I can't wait to see how it goes. 58 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 3: I wouldn't say I'm really excited about it. I'm just 59 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 3: hoping that it works really well. 60 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 4: Tim. Is that what we've seen so many guys shrink 61 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 4: this spring? I mean Alex Bregnant went from six foot 62 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 4: to five ten. I mean there's some guys that have 63 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 4: gone lost like two and three inches. Is this like 64 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 4: back in the day when the guys were gaining three 65 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 4: years of their age once they started checking birth certificates. 66 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 4: Now we're getting shorter because they're actually measuring you. 67 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I shrink every spring, by the way, AJ, But yes, 68 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 3: guys as always you Eric, all you ball players are 69 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 3: the same. You're always looking for an edge no matter what. 70 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 3: So it should be really interesting to watch. And I also, 71 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 3: by the way, it's switching subjects. I saw the Mariners 72 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 3: this spring, and I know this is this is kind 73 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 3: of common to go this way, but they're starting pitching 74 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 3: is great, and I think they've updated their lineup. I 75 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 3: think that they might be the team to beat in 76 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 3: the American League this year. And of course I saw 77 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,839 Speaker 3: the Dodgers and fellas last six years, they won three 78 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 3: championships and played to a six thirty winning percentage. 79 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: And the last team to do. 80 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: That six year span three championships six thirty the fifty 81 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 3: eight fifty three through fifty eight New York Yankees. That's 82 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 3: how dominant the Dodgers are. And I think this is 83 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: the best Dodger team that I've seen this decade. The 84 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 3: rotation is ridiculously deep, the bullpen is way better, and 85 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 3: they've had the best you know, everyday right field or 86 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: all the free agent market. I'm not sure there's a 87 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 3: weakness on this team right now. That's what Those are 88 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: two things that I'm intrigued by. Are the Mariners this good? 89 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: And how good are the Dodgers? 90 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 4: All right? Well, then let's keep going down your list. 91 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 4: Who's going to be pushing who's going to be pushing 92 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 4: those two teams to try to beat them by the 93 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 4: end of the season. 94 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I saw the Blue Jays eric all through the 95 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 3: postseason last year. They put it in play, they catch 96 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 3: the ball, they are young, they're athletic, they push the action, 97 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 3: they run the bases. So I really like the Blue 98 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 3: Jays still, and I think they've upgraded their starting rotation 99 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 3: just a little bit. 100 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 2: Dylan ceased, so. 101 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 3: I think they're right there with the Mariners. You know, 102 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 3: the Tigers with that starting rotation is very dangerous. I 103 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 3: saw the Red Sox. They're better than they were last year, 104 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 3: and they made the playoffs last year. I think the 105 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 3: Yankees are better than they were last year, especially with 106 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 3: Garrett Cole maybe being back end of March, Carlos Rodan 107 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 3: end of April. 108 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: I think we're going to have a. 109 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 3: Really interesting American League. I think, again, the Mariners are 110 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 3: the best team, but they are about five other teams 111 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 3: that could be the best team in the American League 112 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 3: once we get to October. 113 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 4: Is the American League still inferior? I get it, the 114 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 4: Dodgers are in the National League, but last year it 115 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 4: looked like the American League was still inferior to the 116 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 4: National League, even though the Blue Jays were this close 117 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 4: to winning the World Series. 118 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the National League is catching up a 119 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: little bit. 120 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 4: More. 121 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,679 Speaker 3: I still think the Phillies have a really good team. 122 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 3: I don't think the window has closed Christopher Sanchez and 123 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 3: the rest of that rotation. Andrew Painter has got a 124 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 3: chance to be pretty darn good as the fifth starter. 125 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 3: Zach Wheeler has some encouraging signs that he'll be back. 126 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: We never underestimate the Brewers. The Cubs are better than 127 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 3: they were last year. I think it's a pretty good 128 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 3: National League. I think it's a slightly stronger league than 129 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 3: the American League, but the Dodgers make it that way 130 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 3: more than any team. 131 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 4: Tim Are you a proponent like me that the games 132 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 4: should be one game on opening Day? Meaning I get 133 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 4: why we have the tennight as the Giants and the 134 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 4: Yankees on Netflix, and then tomorrow is more of the 135 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 4: standard opening Day on other channels, and then Friday we 136 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 4: have another to other teams that open. But wasn't it 137 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 4: kind of cool and when Cincinnati was always the first 138 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 4: game right and then? And listen, I get why, and 139 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 4: I get the money side of it, but it was 140 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 4: cool right when it was always Cincinnati and that was 141 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 4: a tradition for like one hundred years, and now we 142 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 4: have games all over the place. Do you kind of 143 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 4: wish we'd just go back to the one game and 144 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 4: go from there. 145 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I do. 146 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 3: Look, Aj, I'm almost seventy years old. I'm a little 147 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 3: bit hesitant to change on things. 148 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: And yes, I thought it was. 149 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 3: Really cool that the baseball season always kicked off. 150 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 2: With the parade in Cincinnati. 151 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 3: Every first pitch that was thrown for years and years 152 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 3: and years was thrown in Cincinnati. They still have the 153 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 3: parade there. And look, I understand this is all about money, 154 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 3: this is about networks, this is about growing the game. 155 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 3: I get it, but I think it's really I think 156 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 3: it's always right that all the teams play the first 157 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 3: day it starts in Cincinnati. 158 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 2: I mean, look at the Blue Jays. 159 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 3: I'm going to go to the blue Jays opener Friday 160 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: night and then I'll do their game on the radio 161 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 3: on Saturday. But so the season really opens on Wednesday 162 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 3: and the defending World champion American League champion Blue Jays 163 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 3: don't play until Friday. That's just kind of odd to me. 164 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 3: But there are a lot of odd things. I'm willing 165 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 3: to go along with it. But if I had my way, 166 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 3: all the teams would play on the same first opening 167 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 3: day and it would all start with a parade in Cincinnati. 168 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: Hey, it might be time to have a heart to 169 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: heart with your phone and be like, I love you, 170 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: but you cost too much. 171 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm not paying this much anymore. That's it. 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Ruben Tomorrow is gonna wear his 191 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 4: blue suit with his Billies pledge pin, What is your 192 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 4: opening day routine? 193 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 3: Well, I get up really early, as I often do. 194 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 3: I drink a couple of diet mountain dews, not recommended 195 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 3: for most people, but I don't drink coffee. And I 196 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 3: just can't wait for the box scores of that first 197 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 3: game to come out because there's no telling what might 198 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 3: happen on opening Day. So my first full full opening 199 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 3: day when I was a beat writer, the primary beat 200 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 3: writer for a team. I was covering the Rangers in 201 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 3: nineteen eighty two and they opened in Cleveland and George Wright, 202 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 3: their rookie center fielder, went three for five on opening day. 203 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 2: So I'm the beat guy. 204 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 3: I go talk to George after the game because they won. 205 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 3: I said, George, you have. 206 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 2: A good time today. He goes, yeah, I've never been 207 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 2: to a major league game before. 208 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 3: So the first major league game he ever attended, he 209 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 3: got three hits. I mean, these are the crazy kind 210 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 3: of things that can happen on opening Day. I covered 211 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 3: opening Day at the Astrodome in nineteen ninety and Glenn 212 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 3: Davis got hit by a pitch three times on opening Day. 213 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 3: That was the first and only time that has ever happened. 214 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 3: He told me after the game. He says, it's never 215 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 3: a good idea to have bruises on three parts of 216 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 3: your body on opening Day. That's what happened to him. 217 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 3: And in twenty twenty two, this is how pathetic I 218 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 3: am in my life. I was doing a game between 219 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 3: the Reds and the Braves. I was the clubhouse, I mean, 220 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 3: the dugout reporter, and I realized that Joey Votto had 221 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 3: never popped out to the picture in his career. You know, 222 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 3: he never hit infield pop ups anyway, but had never popped. 223 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 2: Out to the picture ever. 224 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 3: And I flew to Atlanta thinking, this would be the 225 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 3: greatest thing ever if Joey Vado did this in a 226 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 3: game that I'm covering on opening Day. 227 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 2: And in the fifth inning he fouled out. 228 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 3: He hit a foul ball in the foul territory, and 229 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 3: Max Fred great fielding Picture went and caught it for 230 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 3: the first p one in the history of Joey Vado's career. 231 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 3: These are the stupid things that I pay attention to. 232 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 2: On opening Day. But that's what makes it so special. 233 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 3: Crazy weird, quirky things happen on opening Day all the time. 234 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, but that's why people listen to you, because they 235 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 4: want to hear the crazy, weird things. But they also 236 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 4: want to hear your predictions because you've had You've been 237 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 4: alive for seventy opening days, and I don't think you've 238 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 4: gotten one prediction for the season right so far. So 239 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 4: that's why they want to hear it. Give me your 240 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 4: division winners in the National League. 241 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 3: All right. In the National League, I'm going to go 242 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 3: with the Phillies and the Cubs and the Dodgers. In 243 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 3: the American League, I'm going to go with the Blue 244 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: Jays and the Tigers and the Mariners. Those are my 245 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 3: division winners. And you're right, Eric, if I'm six for six, 246 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 3: that'll probably be a first. And I'm never apologizing for 247 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 3: getting a prediction wrong. 248 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: This is baseball. It's way too good to be able 249 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 2: to be predicted. 250 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 4: Is this the easiest prediction year of all time? Ten? 251 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 4: For you? 252 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 2: Well, the Dodgers are pretty easy. You know. 253 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 3: Every year people ask me like, who's the presumptive favorite, 254 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 3: who's the prohibitive favorite, and every year, they're like five options. 255 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 2: I think there's only one option. That's how good the 256 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 2: Dodgers are. 257 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 3: But like you said, the American League is going to 258 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,959 Speaker 3: be a fistfight from five or six different teams. So 259 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 3: I think it's far less predictable in the American League. 260 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: But fellas you know this, the beauty of baseball is 261 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,719 Speaker 3: we never know who's gonna win ever. I mean when 262 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 3: when Jordan's Bulls were great, you kind of knew they 263 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 3: were going to win, and you kind of knew how 264 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 3: the game was going to be played because Michael touched 265 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 3: it on every possession. He dominated every game. It doesn't 266 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 3: work that way in baseball. Showhy can only pitch once 267 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 3: a week and the only bats four times in games, 268 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 3: So that changes everything, and to me, that's why baseball 269 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 3: is always the best game ever. 270 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: Hey, Tim, quick question on a specific player that I'm 271 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: curious to see and I want to see what his 272 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: path looks like. Roki Sasaki had a ton of fanfare 273 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: coming over to the major leagues and then last year 274 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: obviously didn't go the way he wanted to until he 275 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: magically rescues the team as a closer for part of 276 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Now fast forward to spring training and he 277 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: can't find the zone, and hitters also look like they 278 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: have a very distinct plan against him, and he looked 279 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: awful in his last start. They're still giving him an opportunity. 280 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: So how curious are you to see how this goes 281 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: not just on the field, but also with a team 282 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: that clearly recruited a player and promised him playing time. 283 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: I mean, any team would do that, right if you're 284 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: trying to recruit a player and it's not just about money, 285 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: you have to say, hey, we're going to give you 286 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: every pathway to succeed with development but also with playing time. 287 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 1: But it happens to be a team that's a World 288 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: Series contender, right. 289 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 2: Again, Scott, the beauty of baseball. 290 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 3: The light goes on, the light goes off for guys 291 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 3: with absolutely no explanation. Roki Sazaki was pretty bad last year, 292 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 3: and then he pitched one uninning and relief. We saw 293 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 3: that great split, and he was basically great for the 294 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 3: rest of the postseason. How does anyone explain how one 295 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 3: inning and relief can turn a guy? 296 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 2: But it did. So That's why I'm not too. 297 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 3: Worried about Roki Sazaki this spring because We've seen him 298 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 3: terrible and we've seen him really good. But the light 299 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 3: goes on and offer him easier than most guys. I 300 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 3: fully expect him to be a quality pitcher, either as 301 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 3: a starter or reliever as this season goes along, but 302 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 3: he is off to a ragged start. Look great, NBA 303 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 3: jump shooters don't shoot fifteen percent for the floor one 304 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 3: season and then forty eight percent for the three the 305 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 3: next season. It never happens like that, but in baseball 306 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,119 Speaker 3: it does all the time. 307 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 2: Which again makes it such a beautiful sport. 308 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 4: I need your award winners. Obviously shows the MVP. So 309 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 4: there's there's that, but there's also MVP, and I need 310 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 4: to say Young's and if you have a Rookie of 311 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 4: the Year, everybody will be watching. 312 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, well I'll be wrong, all right. 313 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 3: I'm just gonna go Chalk because I'm just going Judge 314 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 3: and O'tani. They're the two best players in baseball. They're 315 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 3: ridiculously good. I'm gonna go with Chalk on the on 316 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 3: the starting pitchers, you know, Paul Skins is the best 317 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 3: picture in the National League. Trek Scooble is the best 318 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 3: picture in the American League. I'm gonna go with Nolan 319 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 3: McClain as the rookie of the Year in the National League. 320 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 3: And I'm gonna go with Kevin McGonagall as the rookie 321 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 3: of the Year in the American League, just because he 322 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 3: made the Tigers that gave him number seven. I saw 323 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 3: him in spring training. There's something about that kid that 324 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 3: is so impressive. 325 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 2: So those are my picks. 326 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 3: I'm sure I'll be wrong on those also, and I'm 327 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 3: not gonna apologize for that either, because I repeat, baseball 328 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 3: is too good to know what's gonna happen six months 329 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 3: from now, when we don't know what's gonna happen six 330 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 3: minutes from now. 331 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: Hey, let's finish with this, give us a preview and 332 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: just more on is this a great game or what? 333 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: You have a special game changer Opening Day episode looming. 334 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 3: Right, So we're gonna look mostly at opening Day. I'm 335 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,119 Speaker 3: gonna do a team tim which I do for every episode. 336 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 3: So I'm gonna take each position, catcher through pitcher and 337 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 3: pick the greatest performance on opening Day nineteen forty. 338 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 2: Of course, Bob Feller pitched. 339 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 3: A no hitter on opening Day, so he is one 340 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 3: of our pitchers. Ozzie Smith is our shortstop because he 341 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 3: did that ridiculous, amazing backflip to start every opening day. 342 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 3: So that's just one factor. We'll have quirk gins, which 343 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 3: will be the quirkiest things that have ever happened on 344 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 3: opening day. Those are just two things that we'll go into. 345 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 3: Plus we have a few new bells and whistles this year, 346 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 3: which Jeffrey and I have come up with. 347 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 2: So again our podcast, we laugh and we learn. 348 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 3: We don't have really hot takes. We're not making solid 349 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 3: predictions or anything. We're hopefully here to entertain you and 350 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 3: educate you on the best game in the world. That's 351 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 3: when we have in store for tomorrow tomorrow's episode. 352 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: We're excited about it. Yeah, and that episode will all 353 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: be sponsored by Game Changer. You'll learn more about that 354 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: actually coming up on our show, but also on Tim 355 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: and jeff show. Tim, awesome, awesome to talk to you. 356 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: Happy opening, Daitya, and we're excited to see the brand 357 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: shiny new set. 358 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, which Jeffrey decorated completely, including he's got a bottle 359 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 3: of wine back here that he says he's gonna it's 360 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 3: got my name on it. He's going to open it 361 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 3: when I die which I had to explain. I'm sixty 362 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 3: nine years old. I'm not ninety nine years old. I'm 363 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 3: not planning on dying anytime soon. And that bottle of 364 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 3: wine is right back here. 365 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: That might be I hope that that wine doesn't taste 366 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 1: good by the time he opens it, which would mean 367 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: he waited too long and you lived too long. So 368 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: let's put it that way. Tim, thank you, your Jem, 369 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: appreciate you, and we'll look forward to the episode for 370 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: opening day. 371 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 2: All right, Thank you, Eric, thank you, Scott, thank you Age. 372 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 2: Talk to you soon. 373 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 4: Hey, Have you at the age wherever thing feels a 374 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 4: little bit more difficult the Jim, yes, but everything like 375 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 4: energy crashes in the afternoon. 376 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: You know, you might have been reading about low T 377 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: and you see your doctor about it and they want 378 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: to give you basically shots every week for the rest 379 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: of your life. 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Yeah, that's what he's 394 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: That's what he said. 395 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 4: That's what he said. 396 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 2: That's what he said. 397 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: Hey, we have good quotes from a story put out 398 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: in The Athletic by Evandralik and Ken Rosenthal. MLB based 399 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: coaches say the new rule to curb pitch tipping has 400 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: put them in harm's way. Aaron Boone said that exactly 401 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: in the quote in the story. They are in harm's way. 402 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: Bottom line. And by the way, we miss you. Aaron. 403 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 1: Come back on the show soon if you can. Here's 404 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: one from Quintin Barry. He said he's the cub third 405 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: base coach. He said, every third base coach, we've all 406 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: been talking about how you're constantly in danger. They have 407 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: to stay in their coach's box now and they can't 408 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: move away. For example, Sandy Alomar, who's the Cleveland first 409 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: base coach, said, it's a dangerous situation. Imagine Jose Ramirez, 410 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: HiT's up all one hundred and fifteen miles an hour, 411 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 1: pull side. You don't have time to react. And I'll 412 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: go back to Barry here. 413 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 4: He said. 414 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: You never get a chance to get out of there. 415 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: You can't get out of harms way ever. And I 416 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: get what they're trying to do, but you're not going 417 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: to stop anything by putting people in a box. He 418 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: essentially said, base coaches are still going to be watching 419 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: pictures and looking for tips even if you tell them 420 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 1: they can't take three steps to their left or right. 421 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: So what do you think about this? And is there 422 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: a solution to this? 423 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 4: Let them go where they want. I mean, just don't 424 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 4: I mean, just make sure if you're the pitcher, that 425 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 4: you have your own guys watch you in spring training 426 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,239 Speaker 4: and stuff to watch you if you're tipping or not. 427 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 4: I mean, I never understood the base coach box thing anyways, 428 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 4: because I wouldn't want to be standing there, and God 429 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 4: forbid we have a situation like we did a few 430 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 4: years ago where a guy got hit and died because 431 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 4: he was close. And now that's why they have to 432 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 4: wear the helmet, a little teeny tiny helmet that doesn't 433 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 4: really cover their whole head anyways. So I think that, yeah, 434 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 4: I don't get it. It's just the rule to make 435 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 4: a rule to try to stop something. But I fully 436 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 4: expect unless some team really complains that the third base 437 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 4: coaches and the first base coaches are going to move around, 438 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 4: it'll be a year. 439 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: It'll be you think, what a year of what the 440 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: umpires smoked? 441 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 4: No, no, no, no, It'll be a year where the 442 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 4: umpires are like, no, you got to be in the box. 443 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 4: You got to be in the box. And then there's 444 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 4: gonna be you know, there's gonna be a few that 445 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,880 Speaker 4: allow it to happen. But hey, don't don't get out 446 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 4: of control. Every step helps to me. I'm not worried 447 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 4: about the third base coaches as much, sorry Quinton Berry. 448 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 4: But they can move. They can move farther into foul territory, 449 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 4: they can move closer to you know, out of because 450 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 4: it's not just it's not a complete box, it's an 451 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 4: open box. Farther into foul territory. You just can't get 452 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 4: closer or farther back behind third, and those guys then 453 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 4: can move up as the runners coming to third to 454 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 4: be able to wave them in. First base coaches, you 455 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 4: got to be close because you're relaying the times to 456 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 4: the guy at first. You're doing, you're doing a lot 457 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 4: of stuff. Good first base coaches are always in there 458 00:21:56,520 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 4: with the with the runner, and if they get out 459 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 4: of there, if they have to be farther away, like 460 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 4: closer to the dugout so that they're out of harm's way, 461 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 4: they're just they're not able to do their job very well. 462 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: What about right now? Right now guys can't move. They're 463 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: going to be strict about it. It just got enforced, reinforced. 464 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 1: Do you think that it's a serious problem? Like when yes, 465 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: I just hope no one gets hurt, that's all. I 466 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:28,360 Speaker 1: just hope no one gets hurt. 467 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 4: That's it. I just hope nobody gets hit and gets hurt. 468 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 4: And God forbid, was I think his name was Mike Coolbaugh, 469 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 4: the guy who unfortunately passed away from getting hit by 470 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:37,719 Speaker 4: in a line drive. I hope nothing like that happens. 471 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 4: Because we talk about safety all the time on Major 472 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 4: League Baseball. But then we're doing things that people are 473 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 4: saying isn't safe. Then we move the coaches boxes. They 474 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 4: have to be farther down the line when the pitch 475 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 4: is made because some of the third basement get really close. 476 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 4: Third base coaches get really close and there's a guy 477 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 4: on second and they and they, you know, are worried 478 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 4: about the runner and stuff like that, or there's a 479 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 4: runner on third. So I mean, I don't know. I 480 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 4: just think this is this is silly, silly talk. 481 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: But what do I know if you were a commissioner 482 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: for a day and you have a number of people 483 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: within the league complaining about where bass coaches are staying, 484 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: tell their pitchers not to tip. 485 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 4: Huh case closed salt solf scout. It's it's a it's 486 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 4: a very it's a easy it's an easy solution. I 487 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 4: think it was Miles Michaelis who was saying, you know, 488 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 4: they're they were getting it from Okay, they're getting it 489 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 4: from over here, put it down, put it in whatever 490 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:45,360 Speaker 4: it is, like, maybe get it here and then as 491 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 4: you're coming, as you're throwing the pitch, change it. Like 492 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 4: I don't know, I just I have a hard time 493 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 4: with a rule that you're moving somebody into harm's way, 494 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 4: Like they would never put a player into harm's way, 495 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 4: but they're willing to put the most underpaid coaches on 496 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 4: every staff into harm's way. I just I have a 497 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 4: hard I have a hard time with it. 498 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: I have a thought. We're going to talk to Rob 499 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: Freeman soon pitching Ninja, and within that conversation will go 500 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 1: over how pitching has advanced more than hitting based on 501 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: the tools that are available. Is it the worst thing 502 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: in the world if you catch a tip every once 503 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: in a while and a pitcher gets lit up and 504 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: the hitter gets an advantage. I mean, I know you 505 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: guys are hters, so you're probably gonna agree with this, 506 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: but you also were catchers, so you're looking out for 507 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: your pitcher. But it's not like everybody tips. 508 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 4: No, I mean some people think everybody tips. What they don't. No, listen, 509 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 4: if you're tipping, then you're tipping. And if people figure 510 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 4: it out, are smart enough figure it out, then good 511 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 4: for them. Then change it. But you also should be 512 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 4: self scouting and have If they're running an AI program 513 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 4: and you're doing something, you should be running a program 514 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 4: similar to figure it out. And now with MLB doing 515 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 4: all the same technology for all the teams, they all 516 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 4: should have the same programs. They also be able to 517 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 4: look at each other and say, hey, we shouldn't do 518 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,640 Speaker 4: this anymore. So Ryan Dempster, where he did his glove 519 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 4: thing every time he threw a pitch. I mean, there 520 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 4: are ways to avoid. This is not the coaches, okay. 521 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: So just to be clear, it sounds like a j said, yes, Kratz, 522 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: if you were a commissioner and let's say you come 523 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,120 Speaker 1: in today, you start today, and they just enforced that rule, 524 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: you would get rid of the rule with the base 525 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: coaches and be like, yeah, I hear you. This is 526 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: too dangerous. We're overthinking this. You can go back to 527 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: roaming around outside of the coach's box. 528 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, Or or I'm okay with saying, hey, you know what, 529 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 4: let's let's keep it. Let's let's keep you in that box, 530 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 4: or a little closer, like to see an actual tip 531 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 4: from a pitcher. It's here, it's there, whatever it is. 532 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 4: You got to get a little bit far farther down there. 533 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 4: So it's okay if you're like, you don't have to 534 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 4: quite you in the box. We want you to be safe, 535 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 4: but tell the umpires, hey, you know what, just just 536 00:25:58,280 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 4: peek at it a little bit. You're not you're not 537 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 4: looking at a whole lot at that time. Keep them 538 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 4: closer to the box, just so they're not confined to 539 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 4: a box. I don't want anybody getting hurt, and I 540 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 4: feel like that's what's going to happen.